Diego Mario Buonanotte Rende (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈdjeɣo ˈmaɾjo βwonaˈnote ˈrende]; born 19 April 1988) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for Chilean club Deportes Temuco as an attacking midfielder and winger.

[2] He began his career with River Plate, where he won the Apertura in 2008, and later played in Spain with Málaga and Granada.

Born in Teodelina, Santa Fe, Buonanotte made his professional debut as a 17-year-old on 9 April 2006, in the 3–1 win against Instituto.

On 21 January 2011, Buonanotte signed a five-year contract with Málaga CF, but he was loaned to River Plate until July 2011.

The reason he left Malaga was not about his appearances with his team but the 1.6 million dollars that River Plate gave for a loan for him.

[4][5] He scored his first goal for Málaga on 21 December 2011 in a 2–2 home draw against Getafe CF in the Copa del Rey (winning 3–2 on aggregate.)

The footballer was driving his father's Peugeot 307 back from a night out when he veered off the 65th highway and collided with a tree.

Guillermo Fernández, a firefighter who helped pull Buonanotte from the crash site said: "Diego told us he lost control of the car".

[22][23] It was initially thought that Buonanotte's convalescence would require up to seven months for complete recovery,[24] but he was able to return to the pitch on 17 April 2010, when he replaced Diego Barrado in the second half of a match against Godoy Cruz.

[28] Buonanotte, himself, says he managed to cope with the accident but revealed the opposition fans shout slurs directed at him, like "murderer".